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Contagious after 5 years?

Five years ago I had sex with with someone who was infected with HPV. I was not aware at the time, but I wore a condom as is my practice anytime I have sex. In the middle of sex, the condom broke and the girl informed me that she had HPV. I immediately stopped and ran to the sink where I washed myself thoroughly. I have not engaged in intercourse in five years because I wished to reduce my risk of being deceived or spreading any disease I may have caught. Over the past five years I haven't developed any HPV symptoms and I would guess that my exposure was not enough in order for me to contract the disease. If the exposure was enough, I am under the understanding that the body will rid itself of the virus after a year or two if the type of HPV you contracted was not virulent enough to sustain itself in the body. I have recently met someone that I would like to have intercourse with, but I do not want to expose her to HPV. How safe would she be if I chose to have protected sex with her given the information I have provided. I am a 25 year old male, heterosexual and this was the only time I had intercourse. I have received oral sex a few times since this incident over the years and I am sure that none of these girls have contracted oral HPV as I still maintain correspondence with them.
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Your story right here is why I don't like the stigma and misinformation out there about STDs in general and HPV specifically in this case.  I hate to say it my friend, but you just wasted almost five years of you life you could have been having glorious sex with wonderful women.  Don't feel bad, it's not uncommon.  I myself took a year off of sex due to my warts, but I actually had them.  

Your risk level on the surface from your broken condom could have been very real, but there is way too little information to even determine that.  We don't know how fresh her HPV infection was at the time nor what type it was and all that good stuff.  Even if she was actively contagious and you got it, you didn't get warts and so even after as much as six months you could have resumed having intercourse again without a fear of having or passing it.  

Suffice to say that you are clear and never had HPV.  You are not a risk to anyone so get out there and have sex with that girl already. You deserve it bro!
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